Paul Tremblay combineert meesterlijk horror met psychologische spanning, en duikt in de donkerdere aspecten van de menselijke psyche en familiebanden. Zijn verhalen spelen zich vaak af in schijnbaar alledaagse, maar verontrustende omgevingen, wat een tastbaar gevoel van onbehagen creëert. Tremblay blinkt uit in het opbouwen van spanning en ambiguïteit, waardoor lezers worden meegesleept in een desoriënterende verkenning van realiteit en perceptie. Zijn proza is dicht en sfeervol, wat hem vestigt als een onderscheidende stem in de hedendaagse fictie.
Set against the backdrop of a notorious 1993 art-house horror film, the story follows the sole surviving cast member as he confronts dark memories while preparing for a big-budget reboot. As he recalls the secrets and tragedies from the original production, the lines between reality and fiction begin to blur. Navigating a landscape filled with cynical producers and eccentric fans, he must face the demons of his past to help bring the film back to life, despite the haunting memories that resurface.
"The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia. To her parents' despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie's bizarre outbursts and subsequent descent into madness. As their home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism; he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts plight for a reality television show."-- Provided by publisher
Narcoleptic Southie PI Mark Genevich returns in this sequel to The Little Sleep from the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Survivor Song and The Cabin at the End of the World. Like most private eyes, Mark Genevich is something of a lone wolf. So group therapy isn't a great fit. But his landlord/mother is convinced it will help his narcolepsy--ignoring the fact that his disorder is a physical condition. Truth is, he has the time. It's been a year and a half since his last big case, or any case. It's never a wise choice to go on a two-day bender with someone you meet in group therapy, but there's something about Gus that intrigues Genevich. And when his new drinking buddy asks him to protect a female friend who's being stalked, the PI finally has a case. Unfortunately, he's about to sleepwalk right into a very real nightmare. Before long he's a suspect in an arson investigation and running afoul of everyone from the cops to a litigious lawyer and a bouncer with anger management issues. Genevich must keep his wits about him--always a challenge for a detective prone to unexpected blackouts and hallucinations--to solve the crime and live to show up at his next therapy session. In Paul Tremblay's follow-up to The Little Sleep, unreliable narrator Mark Genevich once again leads readers on a surreal and suspenseful wild ride through the mean streets of South Boston and his own dreamlike reality.
"In a matter of weeks, Massachusetts has been overrun by an insidious virus that is spread by saliva. Those infected--both animals and humans--quickly lose their minds and are driven to bite and infect as many others as they can before they die ... or are killed. Emergency protocols are faltering, rations are being distributed, and the commonwealth is under quarantine and curfew to try to limit the spread of the new virus. Hospitals are inundated with the sick, and hysteria has taken hold. Dr. Ramola "Rams" Sherman receives a frantic phone call from Natalie, her best friend from college who is due to give birth in a matter of days. Natalie's husband has been killed--viciously attacked by an infected neighbor--and in a failed attempt to save him, Nats, too, was bitten. Her only chance of survival is to get to a hospital as quickly as possible to receive a rabies vaccine--and to deliver her child. The clock is ticking for Nats and the baby. The fight to save their lives becomes a desperate odyssey as these friends make their way through a hostile landscape filled with unexpected dangers beyond their worst nightmares. But even if Nats gets the vaccine, will it be too late?"-- Provided by publisher
'Crackling with dark energy and postmodern wit...[this] superb novel evokes
the very best in the tradition-from Shirley Jackson to Mark Z. Danielewski and
Marisha Pessl-while also feeling fresh and utterly new. Deeply funny and
intensely terrifying, it's a sensory rollercoaster and not to be missed.'
Megan Abbott, author of The Fever and Dare Me
Rich in curiosity and virtue, poor in dirths of the imagination and the dull phrase, Bandersnatch in this dead trees edition, eschewing flesh-and-blood for pulp, deals in the currency of wonder and mystery.
A chilling short story collection by the Bram Stoker Award-winner author, including stories set in the world of A Head Full of Ghosts and Disappearance at Devil's Rock. A thrilling new collection from the award-winning author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World bringing his short stories to the UK for the first time. Unearth nineteen tales of suspense and literary horror, including a new story from the world of A Head Full of Ghosts, that offer a terrifying glimpse into Tremblay's fantastically fertile imagination. See a school class haunted by a life-changing video, the forces at work on four men fleeing the pawn shop they robbed at gunpoint, the meth addict kidnapping her daughter as the town is terrorized by a giant monster, or the woman facing all the ghosts who scare her most in a Choose Your Own Adventure. Intricate, humane, ingenious and chilling, embrace the Growing Things.
Set in a secluded New Hampshire cabin, the story follows seven-year-old Wen and her two fathers, Eric and Andrew, as they seek a peaceful family vacation away from modern distractions. The remote location, just miles from the Canadian border and far from civilization, creates an atmosphere of isolation that heightens the tension and suspense throughout their stay.
In Boston a narcoleptic private detective dreams about a reality show contestant asking him to help get her stolen fingers back and awakens to find on his desk a manila envelope containing revealing photos of her
A chilling anthology of 18 stories about the terrifying fears of isolation,
from the modern masters of horror. Featuring Tim Lebbon, Paul Tremblay, Joe R.
Lansdale, M.R. Carey, Ken Liu and many more.